Apparatus for housing hose



L. E. BAKER.

APPARATUS FOR HOUSING HOSE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1920.

Patented May 30,

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- ATTORNEY.

L. E. BAKER.

APPARATUS FOR HOUSING HOSE. APPLICATION FILED DEC-20,1920.

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Housing Hose, of which the following at.

LINNAEUS E. BAKER, or some WAYNE,

INDIANA, ASSIGN OR' TO WAYNE OIL' TANK AND PUMP COMPANY, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

AIPPARATUS son HOUSING HosE.

Specification o To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINNAEUS E. BAKER, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Fort .Wayne, in the county ofAllen and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for specification.

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My invention relates to apparatus for en-' suring convenient use'of hose suchas that provided to supply air .to automobile tires, and for proper protection of the hose used especially at garages and filling stations. The air hose emerges from the casing near the top of the apparatus to give maximum.-

etficiency; and guide rolls are so set as to lead the hose out at an angle instead of vertically or horizontally, ensuring the least strain and wear on the hose.

A weight tendsto retract the hose within the casing and prevent its being damaged or causing damage. The hose is of such length as to cause the inflating valve to hang clear of the ground when the hose is normally retracted. The weight, freely movable vertically within the column, is of such cross section as to have a slight clearance between its sides and the wall of the column. The air confined under the weight forms a cushion, which gradually yields as the air rushes out around the sides of the weight and limits and regulates the speed with which the weight falls and consequently the speed with which the hose isretracted, thus avoiding injury to the apparatus or to persons near the inflating valve.

The apparatus is durable, simple in construction and may be easily assembled or taken apart in making replacements or repairs. My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings of combined air and water supplying apparatus Figure 1, is an elevation of the apparatus on the side of the air gauge and hose guide 2, is a vertical axial section at right angles to the View shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a vertical axial section of the top part and Fig.4 of the bottom part of the apparatus on the line 3- 4 of-Fig. 2 as though there shown in full.

Fig. 5, is a cross section on the line 5-5 of'Fig'. 1, turned at 90, and

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low the weight. r Awater supply pipe, W, and an air supthe horizontal partition 0 of the pedestal when the wei ht 0 hereinafter described, is

ply plpe, A, pass upwardly from their sources of supply (not shown) through the pedesta1,-c, and column, G, into the cap, 0

The water pipe passes out through the cap and terminates in a hose, 'w, and faucet, w The air pipe, A, terminates in the cap n a special fitting, a, with one air line leadmg tothe pressure gauge, G, and'a'nother leading, to the air hose, a which" passes Springs, 8, s, on the pipes, W, A, above the weight, 0 and springs, .9 s ,'on these pipes below the weight, prevent the sheeve c striking the sheeve 0 when the air hose is suddenly drawn to its extreme limit or the weight, 0 striking the pedestal, 0 when the air hose is suddenly retracted to the position shown in Fig. 1, respectively. The weight, 0 is pierced by the pipes, W, and, A and conforms to the shape of the interior of-the column, C, but not too nearly toits size to be readily raised and lowered therein, but close enough to confine on the downwardly over the sheeve, a", journalled.

downward movement of the weight, enough of thecolumn and the weight decends 're-. tractingthe hose. A packing, P, of felt or other suitable material may be secured to the bottom of the weight by aplate, 0 or in other suitable, manner, if a closer fit desired than that of the weight alone against the column and water and air pipes.

If the water and air pipes are placed outside the column, then the only space through which the air, compressed below the weight, escapes, is that between the weight and the column wall.

If necessary to increase the speed of the descent of the weight, a hole of suitable size may be drilled in the pedestal at, X, or at any other convenient place, or vertically through the weight.

If greater running'length of hose 15 required than would be secured by increasing the height of the column above ground, or carrying it below ground, a plurality of sheeves above and below may be used.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States: -1. In an apparatus for housing hose,'the

combinationof an elongated upright housing, a sheevefor the hosepivoted near the top of movable within the housing andclose enoug fitting therein so that the air beneath it will be compressed and may gradually escape, a sheeve for the hosepivoted to said welght, and an opening for the hose in the housing near its top; said apparatus adapted to have the hose secured to the source of fluid supply passover the sheeves and out to the exterior of the apparatus.

2. In an apparatus for housing hose, the

, combination of an elongated upright housmg, a sheeve for the hose pivoted near the top of the housing, a weight longitudinally movable within the housing and close enough fitting therein so that the air beneath it will be compressed and may gradually escape, means for admitting air under the weight when the weight is raised, a sheeve for the hose pivoted to said weight, and an opening the housing, a weight longitudinall for the hose in the housing near its top; said I apparatus adaptedto have the hose secured to the source .of uid supply pass over the the exterior ofthe apsheeves andout paratus;

3. In an apparatus for housing hose, the combinationof an elongated upright housing, a sheeve for the hose pivoted near the top of the housing, a weight longitudinally movable within the housing and close enough fittingv therein so that the air beneath it will be compressed and may gradually escape, a sheeve for the hose pivoted to. said weight, an opening for the hose in the housing near its top and guide rolls for the hose so set as to lead the hose out of the housing at a convenient angle for use; said-apparatus adapted to have the hose secured tothe source of fluid supply, pass over the sheeves and out to the exterior of the apparatus.

4. In an apparatus for housing hose, the combination of an elongated upright housing, a sheeve for the hosepivoted in a fixed position near the topof. the housing, a weight longitudinally movable within the housing and close enough fitting therein so that the air beneath it will be compressed and may gradually escape, means for admitting air under the weight when theweight is raised,

a sheeve for the hose pivoted to said weight, an opening for the hose in the housing near its topspaced outwardly beyond the wall of the housing and guide rollsforthe hose so set as to lead the hose out of the housing at a convenient angle for use, said apparatus adapted to have the hose secured to the source of fluid supply near its top, pass downward over the lower sheeve, upward over the sheeve in fixed position and its free end out to the exterior'of the apparatus.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

LINNAEUS E. BAKER.

Witnesses:

FRANK C. GRANDALL,

A. L. OALLAHAN. 

